Detachable button.



J. W; NlLssoN. DETAGHABLB BUTTON. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4,1910.

Patented Ja1.l1-4,1913.

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JOHN W. NILSSON, OF BALFOUR, NORTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO N. B.ANDERSON, 0F BALFOUR, NORTH DAKOTA.

detachable buttons, and has for one of .its

objects to improve the construction'andjm crease the efliciency andutility of devices lo'f this character.

Another object of the invention is to providea simply co-nstructeddevice which may be readily coupled to. and uncoupled from the garmentwithout disfiguring the garment and without .destroying any of the partsof the improved' button.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen` specificallyi pointed out in the claim; and, in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is aview of the improved button viewed from the outer side, Fig. 2 is a viewof the improved button viewed from the inner side, Fig. 3 is a sectionon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the innei`plate, detached, Fig. 5 is a pernary manner.

spective view of the locking member, detached.

The improved device comprises an outer shell or casing 10 and an innershell 11, the two shell portions being united by crimping the edge ofthe outer shell over the edgeV of the inner shell, as shown at 12 in theOrdi- Located between the shell members 1011 and preferably4 bearingagainst the outer face of the ,outer shell 10 is an inner plate 13, theplate b'eing secured in any suitable manner to the shells, by beingengaged between the crimping edges of the shells, as shown in Fig. 3.

The plate^13 is formed with spaced clefts/ extending inwardly from itsedges whereby spaced tongues 14-15 are produced which are bent laterallyat right angles to the plate and perforated, as showtat `17-18. The in-Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled August 4, 1910. Serial No. 575,458.

Patented J an. 14,1913.

ner shell 11 is provided with elongated aperture or slot 19 throughwhich the catch device is inserted.

The three members 10-11-13 constitute the button proper, whichI islocated externally of the garment, and the fastening device whereby thebutton is detachably coupled to the garment is preferably formed from asingle piece of wire and is illustrated in Fig. 5. The fastening deviceis formed from a single piece of wire bent intermediate its ends intotwo loops 20-21 and with the remaining portion of the wii'eextended intospacedarmsh 22-23, the arms being flattened at the outer endand formedwith inwardly directed barbs 24e- 25. The fasten-ing member is formedfrom resilient Wire with t-he barbs 24-25 normally spaced in relativelyclose-relations;

To couple the button structure to a gar ment the pointed and barbedportions 24- 25 are forced through the material of the gai'- ment fromthe inside. the material being represented conventionally at 26 and thebarbed terminals forced through the slot 19 and over the outer faces ofthe tongues 111-15 'until the barbs engage in the apertures 17-18, whichoperation will automatically `couple the fastening device to the buttonand firmly lock the button to the garment.. The loop 20--21A beingextended in opposite directions from a support which bears against theinner faces of the garment material, and prevents the but-t0n beingwithdrawn. rl`hel fastening member shown in Fig. 5 will be as heavy aspossible epnsistent with the size of the button proper, so that whencoupled to the garmentA the button will resist any strains to which itwill be subjected.

The button may be readily detached as required by inserting a suitableimplmentbetween the portions of the arms 22-23 which are located betweenthe button and the garment material, until the barbs 24-25 are detachedfrom the tongues 111-15.

The improved device is simple in construction, can be inexpensivelymanufactured and of any suitable material and of any desired ornamentaldesign.

It will also plainly be seen that upon any outward pulling upon thebutton the rear wall 11 of the same will bear upon the di vergingr armsor tines 22 und 23 for positirelyiholding` the hooksv 2-1 and 25 inengagement with the ears 14 and 15.

VVhui. is claimed is:-

The Combination with a hollow hut-ton having' :in outwardly bowed rearwall :ind :1 flat front will, of spaced perforated ears projectingimvardly of the button from the front wall thereof, (he said rear Wallbeing provided with a central elongated slot at. right angles lo saidears, a fastener formed from n single strand of relatively stiff wireund bent toprovide a baise and forwardly dverging tines, Vhook endsformed on the said tines for engagement in the perforated ears, the saidtines being inserted through the slot for engaging the hook ends in theperforated ears and on outward pulling upon the hut-ton the rear Wall ofthe same y'ill bear against the diverging tines for positively holdingthe hook ends in engagement with the ears.

In testimony whereof, I atx my signature, in presence of t-wo witnesses.

JOHN W. NILSSON. Witnesses: O. P. HILSETH C. B. F REDRiKsEN.

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